TAFE Excels at State Convention

The Lake Dallas High School chapter of Texas Association of
Future Educators (TAFE) attended the TAFE Teach Tomorrow Summit at the
Arlington Convention Center and The University of Texas at Arlington, TX,
February 16-19, 2017. TAFE is a statewide co-curricular Career and Technical
Student Organization created to allow young men and women an opportunity to
explore the teaching profession.

This year’s conference theme was “Teachers go Beyond the
Call of Duty. What’s Your Calling?” The students learned what it takes to
accept the call to teaching.

While at the conference, many of the members participated in
competitive events. The competitive events are designed to offer future
educators exciting, authentic opportunities to measure their creativity,
skills, and initiative against high standards and against their peers from
across the state. There are 35 competitive events and 19 of those events
advance to nationals.

18 Lake Dallas High School Ready, Set, Teach! interns
attended the conference and competition.
They took 9 projects to competition and earned blue ribbons for each of
them.

TAFE’s mission is to encourage students to learn about
careers in education and assist them in exploring the teaching profession while
promoting character, service, and leadership skills necessary for becoming
effective educators. The meeting featured a series of breakout sessions and
general sessions in which members had opportunities to develop these skills.